The population of Bells is approximately 1,002 (1999), 1392 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 464 (1990), 522 (2010).

The amount of land area in Bells is 6.306 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Bells to Washington DC is 1188 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 241 miles. (as the crow flies)
Bells is positioned 33.62 degrees north of the equator and 96.41 degrees west of the prime meridian.

In 1835, Daniel Dugan, wife & 8 Children, from Missouri, were the first settlers to come to the Bells area.Bells as we know it, was called Bailey Junction & Gospel Ridge, to the North, and Duganville to the South, also other names were Bellplain & Bellvue. The post office in Washington, decided on the present-day name of Bells, in recognition of the many church bells. The City of Bells was incorporated in 1883 with J. T. Smith as mayor and Jack Ferguson as marshal.Return to Index

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